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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Even if the shower cake IS modeled after the guest of honor's ginormous rack.

I have a confession to make: I really don't like attending baby showers. There's all the frippy little decorations, lots of cooing "mom" types, and those obligatory shower games which were undoubtably invented by a woman on the verge of a murder/suicide. However, I think this cake would liven up your average baby shower. I mean, just watching a room full of women in flamingo capris and sun dresses trying to compliment, much less cut, this cake would be bona fide entertainment. "Why, Doris" (looking mom-to-be up and down) "it looks just like you! Er, would you like a slice of boobie?"

I want to know two things. First, how one goes about carving up such a cake. I mean, I guess the kind of person who thought this was a good idea is unlikely to have much in the way of sensitivity, but sheesh. There simply is no good place to start.

Or finish, for that matter.

The second thing is this: What kind of baking pan is needed for such a creation? I mean, do professionals go through their collections of pans, setting aside the "fitness model", "slender", "anemic", "overweight", "morbidly obese" and "quintuplets" molds to get the perfect one, labeled "plumply pregnant mother-of-one-to-be"? It's impressive and daunting, to say the least.

LOL! This is one of my cakes. Yes, I found the requested design to be a little creepy. I understand that there were a few c-section comments made. Ewwww. However, there was a lot of laughter over it.

In response to anonymous's question about cake pans, this cake had a sheet cake on the bottom, and the Wilton ball pan for the wachungas. The belly was baked in a pyrex bowl. I covered everything in buttercream and then fondant.

Yay, someone who agrees with me about baby showers! I'd rather have a root canal, thanks.

I'm a cake decorator and have actually had to make a few preggo-belly and boob cakes, and I always have to wonder what's going through the 'friend's' mind when they order this to serve up at the party-crazy.

Here, here! I concur, baby showers are ANNOYING and terribly painful to sit through. I dread being invited to them. And to anonymous, I know *I'm* a bit defensive about my childless status because every other person tries to push their child-ful agenda on me. "children are the future, you won't understand until you're a mommy, it's the greatest job in the world, aren't you trying to get pregnant?, and on and on!" Gag!

Fun, fun, FUN BLOG! And the cake certainly looks professional for an amateur, friendly baker!

@anonymous re: childless people & baby showers? I have given birth to and raised to adulthood two children. The point of baby showers is to give the expectant mother the items she needs for the coming child. The inane and revolting games have nothing to do with the gathering of friends who want to support her.

Having or not having had children does not diminish one's capacity for recognizing nonsense.

i think the cake is beautiful, and very well done...i mean, it's a cake, not a real belly! if you did made a cake the shape of a fish or something you wouldn't be all grossed out by eating it's tail...anyway, love the site!

Don't know if you've ever been pregnant, but that "gynormous rack" is pretty standard fare for a pregnant body. In fact, when I announced my third pregnancy, my husband's hands shot up as if he were making a field goal and he yelled, "Yah!! Poor Star Boobs!!" ;)

But that cake...just disturbing. There are plenty of things that happen to a body during pregnancy I wouldn't want to stare at in mixed company!

I think, if/when I ever get pregnant, I'll want a cake like this. But naked, so you can see the stretch-marks. And with all the internal organs. And a plastic baby doll. We could play, "Find the Uterus"! And you can choose whether you want a liver, a kidney, or some intestine as your piece of cake. Or, of course, one of the boobs. Or a bellybutton!

to the person who said you have to have a child to appreciate baby showers: bollocks!

i have three kids (22yrs, 19yrs, and 21 months old) and i HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE baby showers. even worse is when i'm dragged to baby showers of ppl i don't even know just to make up the numbers. the games are lame, inane, and just plain stupid (the clothespin grab, that stupid paper plate hate with all the ribbons, talk about a giant leap back for womankind!).

I think it was really well done. I've done a few of these cakes for people and they thought they were just the cutest cakes! I can't say I agree or disagree. I'm cool with either. Even the naked one I would do if they asked (I can't say that one appeals to me now....but hey - what people like is what they like) That being said, that frigging cake that says "push olivia push!" on google images, much like the one you have above, is just gross. I mean, I make penis cakes, 'boob' cakes, etc... but that one is just a special kind of gross to me. Exhibiting body parts is one thing in the name of fun and levity, but showing a delivery that's edible (although the craftmanship is cool) is just a bit icky to me. I'd probably still make it if someone wanted it though...Overall though, I love this site. My sister introduced me to it and I've just about peed everytime reading it! I actually laughed so hard I got patiki eye out of it!!! Great job Jen and keep it up!

I think it is a well made cake, so it isn't the baker's fault, the swirls and all are kind of nice. It is the basic principle of a torso cake which I cannot understand- especially a pregnant one. Still, not as bad as- I think it was the Holland Belly Cake?

Wow, I bet every other mom to be is hoping to have boobies twice the size of the baby they'll be having, too! Holy geeze, who would ever order that? Some cake artists have entirely too much fun. --Catens

I had to tell you that I went to a bridal shower for my cousin that had a similar cake to this - it was a lingerie shower, and the cake was a torso wearing matching bra and panties (brown with blue polka dots). Anyway, it was hideous - even more so once it had been hacked to pieces - and the funniest part of the evening was when the entire right cup was hacked of, put on a plate, and given to my cousin, who promptly said, "I can't eat a whole boob!"

I'm not commenting on most of these posts, because I'm reading through the old stuff since I just now discovered the hilarity that is your blog. However, I couldn't keep that to myself.

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